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hagwon has my diploma hostage?
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daisydew



Joined: 07 Sep 2009
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:12 am    Post subject: hagwon has my diploma hostage? Reply with quote
my hagwon took my original diploma a week ago and hasn't given it back yet. said they had to 'register' it or do something. is this normal? i've had a few people tell me it's not....
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:30 am    Post subject: Re: hagwon has my diploma hostage? Reply with quote
daisydew wrote:
my hagwon took my original diploma a week ago and hasn't given it back yet. said they had to 'register' it or do something. is this normal? i've had a few people tell me it's not....


Normal to use it (or a copy of it had you been smart enough to use one instead) = YES.

Are they likely to hold it hostage = also yes.
Wait a week then ask for it back. If they won't then put up a stink and quit teaching (sit at your desk) till you get it back.

Next time use a photocopy.

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daisydew



Joined: 07 Sep 2009
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
also forgot to mention i'm on an F4 visa so they had nothing to do with how i got here.
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ttompatz



Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Answer is still the same.

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daisydew



Joined: 07 Sep 2009
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
the recruiter told me to take the original. while i was there i suggested making a copy (we were sitting next to a copy machine) and she said she needed the original.

what do they use it for?
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OculisOrbis



Joined: 17 Jul 2006
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
They do need to register it at the ministry of education office, but it was not necessary to give them your original - a copy would have sufficed. The education office would have made a copy and returned the original immediately. Your employer should have the original and if they say they dont, they are lying.
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daisydew



Joined: 07 Sep 2009
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks for the response. i don't know if that makes me feel any better since i suggested while sitting there that we make a copy....
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emmahearst



Joined: 10 Jan 2011
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:13 am    Post subject: Re: hagwon has my diploma hostage? Reply with quote
As a backup plan, go online, order a new degree/diploma from your school just in case. Some schools only take 1 week, while others take 4-6 weeks.

It's like $20-$50

daisydew wrote:
my hagwon took my original diploma a week ago and hasn't given it back yet. said they had to 'register' it or do something. is this normal? i've had a few people tell me it's not....
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RMNC



Joined: 21 Jul 2010
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Classic shady hagwon move. Never, ever give your original diploma to ANYONE. They will use it as ransom.
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interestedinhanguk



Joined: 23 Aug 2010
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Five bucks says that it will be damaged if you get it back at all.
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marsavalanche



Joined: 27 Aug 2010
Location: where pretty lies perish
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My recruiter is also saying the same thing. That I need to bring the original with me when I get on the plan to Korea. Would I be able to just bring a copy instead? Or do I NEED the original?
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OculisOrbis



Joined: 17 Jul 2006
PostPosted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bring it, but never let anyone put their hands on it. If they say it needs to go somewhere for something, say 'Sure, but I go with it or you can take a copy.' That also means YOU make the copy. IT NEVER LEAVES YOUR HANDS or there is a good chance you will never see it again.
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